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CHOOSING A TRAIN ON WEEKENDS
Take the local, not the express, on weekends if it is in the station and you're headed for a local station. If you wait for the express, you'll end up on the same local you skipped earlier.
Jim and Marilyn Ranish, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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PLANNING A SUBWAY TRIP
You can plan how long most subway trips will take by multiplying the total number of stops by two minutes and adding five minutes for every time you change trains.
Adam Meyers, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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AVOIDING A FOREIGN JAIL
If the water and food in a country are suspect, take similar precautions with the law.
Anonymous, quoting an article in Insight
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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AVOIDING DISAPPOINTMENT
Never travel for food.
Bob Greene, author
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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STAYING IN A HOTEL
The most important part of your hotel room is the bathroom. No matter how nice your bedroom, if the bathroom is bad, it can ruin your trip.
Bob Greene, author
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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STAYING IN A HOTEL
A hotel that cares about its customers will have a red message light on the telephones.
Bob Greene, author
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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MAKING A NEW AIRLINE RESERVATION
If your flight is canceled, you'll get a new reservation twice as fast if you phone the airline rather than wait in line.
Alex Fraser, Washington, D.C.
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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THE TRAVELING RULE OF TWO
When traveling, take twice the money and half the clothes you think you will need.
Betsy Wackernagel, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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TRAVELING IN EUROPE
Count each kilometer as a mile when planning a trip by car. It will take as long to drive 300 kilometers in Europe as it takes to drive 300 miles in the United States.
Robert Cumberford, Austin, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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ENJOYING YOUR VACATION
You will have more fun on your vacation if you maintain a mental age of 18 or less. Act just old enough to make your travel connections and stay out of trouble.
Joe Schwartz, editor, Danby, New York
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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LOWERING YOUR TRAVEL RISKS
Pick a hotel room between the third and sixth floors. Three floors puts you above street attacks and random shootings, while six floors will keep you in range of a cherry picker or fireman's ladder if the place goes up in flames.
Stephen Kindel, quoting Eugene Mastrangelo and Jerry Hoffman, security analysts, in Savvy
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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